Atom 330 vs Pentium N3540

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3540 and Atom 330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2535	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Diamondville (2008−2009)
Release date	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)	22 September 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$251	$43
Current price	$404 (1.6x MSRP)	$306 (7.1x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3540 and Atom 330 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.16 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus support	no data	533 MHz
L1 cache	224 KB	112 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	52 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	no data	94 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3540 and Atom 330 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1170	PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	8 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Atom 330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Smart Connect	+	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium N3540 and Atom 330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Atom 330 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3540 and Atom 330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	896 MHz	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Atom 330 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Atom 330 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Atom 330.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 May 2014	22 September 2008
Physical cores	4	2
Cost	$251	$43
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	8 Watt

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